TulsaPets Magazine May 2021

May/June 2021 • TulsaPets 15 “This is our eighth year providing outstanding care for dogs and cats (and lots of other critters) in the Tulsa Metro area! The staff and I want to say thank you to our amazing clients for supporting us during this challenging time. We are looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new clients and their fur-kids this year as we welcome you back to your ‘Best Friend’s Second Home!’ We can’t wait to hear about your travel adventures while your pet vacations with us!” —Delana Taylor McNac, DVM, Owner/Manager 9535A E. 47th Place 918-949-6070 kittycitytulsa.com 9525 E. 47th Place 918-949-6070 dogville-daycare.com IS ANYONE STAYINGWITH YOUR CATS OR DOGS TONIGHT? OUR STAFF IS ON SITE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS AWEEK “When we have a serious case, we try to pull out all the stops. You don’t always win. The animals’ welfare is always kept forefront of the decisions we are going to make, and we have to make decisions that pet owners have to make, too,” Backues shared. “When there is nothing else we can do, and the animal’s welfare is not going to improve and is not at a level that we feel is good, we have to humanely euthanize,” she said. “That can be really hard if it’s an animal that has been alive for 60 years or something like that because the staff are really attached to them, just as you are to your pets but in a different way; they are almost like coworkers. “Life is life,” Backues said. “And we have the whole circle of life here at the zoo.” Tulsa Zoo Fun Facts Opened in 1928 84 acres 314 different species 2,000 animals 650,000 visitors annually Fastest animal Springbok Slowest animal Two-Toed Sloth Tallest Giraffe Smallest Velvet Ant Heaviest Asian Elephant Lightest Walkingstick Oldest Aldabra Tortoise Youngest Red-Billed Firefinch (but this can change frequently!) See many of the species at tulsazoo.org/animals. Exam room